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CVE-2004-1027
Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.8%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an arj archive with filenames that contain .. (dot dot) sequences.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- unarj-directory-traversal(17684) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-652 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-628 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 11436 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FLSA:2272 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-200411-29 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20041010 unarj dir-transversal bug (../../../..) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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